Front | wrath |
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Pron | [ræθ] |
Back | 【WRATH】 The king's unjust laws raised a great wrath among the people. 国王不公正的法律引起很大的民怨。 【重点词汇】 wrath n. 愤怒 同: rage |
Vocab | wrathintense anger (usually on an epic scale)
Wrath is great anger that expresses itself in a desire to punish someone: Noah saw the flood as a sign of the wrath of God. Wrath is also used figuratively of things that behave in a violent way: Earthquakes are the wrath of the sea. This noun and the corresponding adjective wrathful are in literary use but are formal or old-fashioned words, that crop up in fantasy fiction or movies set in prehistoric times. All forms of 'wrath' will appear on average once every 215 pages. wrath wrathful wrathfully |
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